Stuck 15mm QR skewer in front wheel

orienteerstu55

I have undone the 15 mm QR skewer but i can't pull it out of the axel. I have tried lubing it up and hitting it with a hammer lightly but no luck.

Any bright ideas ?

Thanks Stuart

ride_whenever

what forks?

coulddobetter

http://digitalhippie.net/mountain-bikin ... -135x12mm/]If you mean a maxle then you need to flip the lever over 180 degrees and then unscrew

stubs

Best idea is put the hammer down there is no such think as hitting anything lightly with a hammer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goE_1tOiljE How to remove a maxle lite

hainman

Just be careful,I have ruined 2 Rockshox 15 maxles with the collar being made out of CHEESE!!!!
I didn't even tighten it up that much but as soon as i went to un-tighten it,the corner of the collar bent,and of course the other corner snapped.had to file it down to make a straight edge again....

KevChallis

I want to know why the collar is made from plastic anyway!! seems a bit daft, I haven't had any problems.... yet

Billytehfish

I agree! After the first couple of rides I noticed a small bend on the collar after securing it. After a few rides I had to use a bit of pressure to remove it probably due to getting some grit into the bolt thu (well its a mountain bike aye?) It just bent the collar on the other side as well without much pressure been applied.

Is there a way to replace/concert the QR/locking mechanism to a lock/screw on type of bolt through as this things falling apart and they are rather expensive?

njee20

Carbon-ti do allen key bolts, I imagine others do as well.